Sudirman met with Sukarno in Jakarta, then President Sukarno asked him to them against the forces of Japan in the city, but refused on the grounds the Sudirman were not familiar with the environment in Jakarta. Sudirman joined his army in Kroya on August 19, 1945.Sudirman and several colleagues of our fellow soldiers MAP established BKR branch in Banyumas in late August, after earlier visiting Kroya and learned that the battalion there have been dissolved. His encounter with the Commander of the region of Japan, Saburo Tamura, and resident of Banyumas, Iwashige. He and Iskak Cokroadisuryo forced Japan to surrender and give their weapons. Most of the weapons used by the unit and the rest of the Sudirman BKR distributed to other battalions.On October 5, President Sukarno issued a decree forming the people's Security Army (TKR) consists of TKR land, Sea, and TKR TKR Flight Office. TKR functions, namely to maintain independence and to keep the people of Indonesia. Oerip He set as temporary leader.United Kingdom forces, managed to disarm the army of Japan and the Netherlands, while prisoners of war arrive in Semarang, and later moving towards. When the United Kingdom began to rearm the Netherlands soldiers became prisoners of war and it seems like is preparing a military base in Magelang. Sudirman sent some troops under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Isdiman to drive them; the mission was successful, and the European troops withdrew from Ambarawa, in the middle of Magelang and Semarang. On 20 October, he commanded a Division V after Oerip divide Java into different military division.On November 12, 1945, Sudirman was elected as the leader of TKR aged 29 years, by voting that went on two stages. He successfully got 22 votes while Oerip only get 21 votes. He remained as Chief of staff designate Oerip then Sudirman was promoted to General.The combined army between Netherlands and United Kingdom have landed on Java in September, and heavy fighting has taken place in Surabaya in late October and early November. This instability, as well as doubt Sukarno over the qualifications of Sudirman, cause terlambatnya the adoption Sudirman as the leader of TKR.
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